On the move

Tim Cowley has joined the London Borough of Lewisham as its new HR services
manager. He joins from Capita, and prior to that he worked as an IT recruitment
consultant. In his new role, Cowley will be heading up the recruitment activity
across the South-East London local authority.

The British Library has appointed Mary Canavan as its new director of HR.
She joins the executive team and is responsible for the development and
implementation of a modernising HR strategy for the workforce of 2,500. She worked
as head of HR at the London Borough of Havering for the past five years.

Diane Ayres has been appointed HR manager at engine pump manufacturer,
Concentric. She joins the West Midlands-based firm from Victoria International,
where she was responsible for staff at eight different sites. She has vast HR
experience, having worked at companies including DSS, TSB, Honeywell Serck and
Lawrence Shaw Associates.